| Content Standards for California Public Schools |
| SCIENCE |
Grade three — Life Sciences: 3. Adaptations
in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival.
As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know plants and animals
have structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and
reproduction. b. Students know examples of diverse life forms in different
environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and
wetlands. |
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Grade four — 3. Living organisms depend
on one another and on their environment for survival. As a basis for understanding
this concept: b. Students know that in any particular environment, some
kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some
cannot survive at all. c. Students know many plants depend on animals for
pollination and seed dispersal, and animals depend on plants for food and
shelter. |
| LANGUAGE ARTS |
Grade three — 1.0 Listening and Speaking
Strategies: Comprehension: Retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been
said by a speaker. 1.2 Connect and relate prior experiences, insights, and
ideas to those of a speaker. 1.3 Respond to questions with appropriate elaboration. |
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Grade four — Listening and
Speaking Strategies: Comprehension: 1.1 Ask thoughtful questions and respond
to relevant questions with appropriate elaboration in oral settings. |
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